'First Day of Harvest' Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil

No olive juice is more spectacular than the juice from tiny arbequina olives picked the first day of harvest - just before they are fully ripe. It is pungent, fruity and bursting with flavor, incomparable with the rest of the harvest.

The reason you probably have never tasted this kind of olive oil is that it is produced in very small quantities, usually for personal use. It is very costly to produce, for if a producer waits just a few days longer until the olive is fully mature and plump he will get a much higher volume of juice from the same olive.

Knowing that the green barely ripe olive yields the best of the vintage, the Vañó family of Castilla de Canena is not willing to take that short cut for volume. They set aside a portion of the harvest; hand pick the olives as early as is possible, and bottle the brilliant green juice.

The distinctive red bottles block out all light that might compromise the flavor. For the discerning food lover, this is the once a year chance to enjoy the best of the best. It is an exclusive and limited edition released by the Vañó family.

Each year’s release has been commemorated with a unique bottle label, each designed by a different established name from Spain's creative community.

Castillo De Canena olive oils are produced by the renowned Vañó family in Andalusia. For centuries, the Vañó family has produced olive oil at their 16th century castle in the foothills of the Sierra Mágina. The company takes its name from the castle itself.

The company carefully supervises every step of their olive oil production. Castillo de Canena carefully supervises their olive groves and hand selects olives at the peak time for producing olive oil with the perfect balance of aroma and flavor.